Portland Thorns Get Alex Morgan, Tobin Heath and Christine Sinclair

The Portland Thorns received the news they had been waiting for today with the release of the names of players heading to each club.

The biggest name among their selection is surely Alex Morgan who graced the jersey of the Sounders Women in 2012. On top of that, two big name US internationals Rachel Buehler and Tobin Heath are heading to the Rose City.

As if their day wasn’t complete, top Canadian Christine Sinclair also head to Oregon in what appears to be the basis of a powerful line up.

Head Coach Cindy Parlow Cone revealed in a Conference Call she had played against Sinclair and coached Heath, and added in a conference call:

“I don’t know if I was surprised. I was definitely excited.

It’s a great foundation for us to build on. We’re hoping to build a championship team around these seven. We would have loved to have four or five internationals. Regardless of which players are playing where, it’s going to be a great rivalry with Seattle.”

On building on the support from Timbers soccer for the Thorns, Parlow Cone added:

“They are great soccer fans. They have a great appreciation for good players. I want to build off what the Timbers have done. I’m still in North Carolina and haven’t had the chance to meet any of the Timbers Army yet.”

55 players from Canada, Mexico and the USA have been allocated among the eight new teams.